Certified Nurse Aide FT PreOp PACU - United Surgical Partners : Job Details

NYU LANGONE HEALTH is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center, known for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. It comprises more than 200 locations throughout the New York area, including five inpatient locations, a children's hospital, three emergency rooms and a level 1 trauma center. Also part of NYU Langone Health is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. For more information, go to nyulangone.org, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

POSITION SUMMARY: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Nurse Specialist - Bone Marrow Transplant. In this role, the successful candidate Supports Departments of Nursing quality and safety programs. Provides quality improvement facilitation and support for nursing staff and multidisciplinary teams undertaking improvement initiatives. Supports evidence based practice and nursing research within the Departments of Nursing. Participates in monitoring of regulatory compliance, identifies opportunities for improvement, and assists patient care units with development and implementation of improvement strategies. Participates in occurrence reviews, complaint investigation, RCAs, and FMEAs and assists in facilitation of the corrective action plans with nursing leadership and staff. Assists with benchmarking activities through National Database for Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI), University Healthsystem Consortium (UHC) and other organizations as appropriate.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Articulates understanding of nursing process, interdisciplinary collaboration, quality and performance management, patient safety, continuum of care concepts, customer service and healthy work environments.
• Demonstrates understanding of nursing and patient care standards as integral to and supportive of professional practice.
• Demonstrates understanding of the value of professional nursing, the conceptual framework in which it is practiced, and the features of an organization that attracts and retains nurses.
• Demonstrates understanding and implications of nurse-sensitive quality and other clinical indicators.
• Assists with review and development of interdisciplinary and interdepartmental structure standards, process and outcome standards in conjunction with other nursing leadership.
• Assists in review and evaluation of occurrences related to nursing care reported through the electronic occurrence system and patient complaints related to nursing care.
• Participates in RCAs, FMEAs and assists in implementation and monitoring of corrective action plans.
• Assists unit based leadership and partnering for quality teams in developing performance improvement initiatives that reflect their specialty and that achieve improved patient outcomes.
• Supports the Director of Nursing Quality with coordination of the Departments of Nursing Quality & Patient Safety Council and Nursing Practice Council.
• Coordinates activities to promote compliance with all regulatory requirements. Supports unit based leadership by developing tools to monitor outcomes at the unit level. Provides support for quality improvement teams including arranging meetings, providing minutes, managing project timelines, and preparing reports. Participates in development of presentations, reports and publications. Establishes collaborative relationships with nursing staff, leadership, medical staff, and other administrative staff.
• Participates as a member of various Nursing Councils and other hospital committees as appropriate. Leads NYULMC teams in participation of quality collaboratives offered by member organizations such as UHC and GNYHA. Functions as a respectful member of the healthcare team.
• Provides education to various levels of nursing staff in the use of performance improvement methodologies as applicable to nursing quality.
• Supports evidence based practice by assisting nursing staff in development of process standards that are consistent with evidence based literature, regulatory requirements, and pertinent professional nursing standards.
• Stays informed about current clinical practice.Participates in leadership development programs in areas pertinent to expertise and interest.
• Uses sound methodology in analyzing data, evaluating outcomes and driving excellence.Maintains current knowledge of trends and issues pertaining to nursing work environments and the Departments of Nursing strategic plan.
• Supports the organziations Quality Safety and Performance Improvement Plan. Utilizes and communicates evidence based practice in the development of the quality & performance program of the Department.Facilitates the development and dissemination of nursing knowledge and research that supports coordinated, resource efficient quality outcomes.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify you must have a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of New York. Bachelors Degree in Nursing; Master's Degree in Nursing or related field required or in progress. Minimum of 5 years of recent clinical experience in acute care nursing with demonstrated leadership skills. Excellent writing, editing, and graphic skills; excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills; attention to detail; possesses good understanding of performance improvement methodology; self-directed, understands change management, professional practice, project management, and current issues and trends in nursing and health care. Computer expertise in Microsoft Office applications and expertise in analyzing, interpreting and presenting data using graphs, tables, etc. Certification in speciality area desirable. Membership in relevant professional organizations.

Apheresis experience is preferred

Physical stamina, manual dexterity, visual and aural acuity to perform responsibilities.. REQUIRED LICENSES: Registered Nurse License-NYS

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online. If you wish to view NYU Langone Health's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal EEO is the law poster or visit for more information. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here.

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